The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-11-16

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County Commissioners of Forest Coun
", are requested to furnish list ot
all dependent soldiers, or their widows
or orphans, residing in this county
All such are requested to send their
names to the Commissioner office a,
once.
"A recent dispatch from Greenville
to the Pittsburgh Dispatch says that
the famous DR.. Gibson monument is to
be sold by the heirs, who claim that
Mrs. Gibson sold everything, leaving
nothing for them, so in consequence
they are going to sell the monument,
which is very valuable. The monu.
ment cost 100000.
Artist Greaves has completed the
portraits of Governor Beaver and Mrs
Beaver and Attorney General Kirk.
patrick, ordered when they we're 10
Warren last Summer. They are very
true to life. We think the artist and
the subjects are alike to be congratu.
lated. Mr. G. will take them to Har-
risburg next week. - Wdrren Mail.
Mr.. Frank Zeigler has purchased
the timber on the Thomas tract, No
5183. located on Tubbs Run, aud is
setting up his mil on the same. This
is one Of the best timbered tracts We,
remaining in this section, and Mr..
Zeigler will doubtless realize hand.
soInelv from it. We understand it is
his intention TO manufacture it mostly
into slaves.
u. s. Commissioner Grant, in
Erie,on Monday, rendered decision in
the information of Laing and others
against John Fertig, of Titusville, for
perjury. He holds that the evidence
in the original case which it was
claimed was contradicted by Fertig's
letter, procured from a former part.
ner and produced by the prosecution
was wholly irrelevant, and consequent.
ly he dischgared Mr.. Fertig.
-Miss Emma Klinestiver of Ne.
braska, this county, returned on Sat
urday last, from months stay at
Cleveland, whittier she had been to
consult with the physician under whom
she had previously y received treatment
for an injury to one of her limbs which
at one time threatened to cripple her
for life. The doctor pronounced her
completely cured, but advised the use
of crutches for few months yet.
An association composed of the
bumpers, drillers and tool dressers oi
the northern oil field was organized a,
Bradford on Saturday last, of which
our former townsman, j. N. Tiets
worth, was elected secretary. The
aim of the new organization is to care
for it's members who will bs throwu
out of work on account Of the shut
down movement, and the general pro
lection of each other from want and
distress.
A Tylersburg correspondent ot
the Clarion Democrat of last week
says: While Mrs. j. H. White oI
Clarington, Forest county, was bring.
ing her mother, Mrs. Jane Kerr home
from the residence of Mrs. White
where she had been visiting for some
time, and when within a few rods o
their destination the horse took fright
and up set the buggy throwing them
out and ipjuring both pretty badly
but not dangerously. The buggy wa,
badly smashed.
The rain Of the past few days hal
heen a most welcome visitor to thi,
section, as the water everywhere wa'
about as low as it could well get
The lumbermeu are still praying fol
more, and we hope they'll get it. as tht
failure of rafting food would entai
heavy losses upon them. The rive
raised sufficiently TO let nut the boat
that we're stranded between here anC
Pittsburgh, which will be a great re
lief to both the boat meu and the Goa
trade Of the lower OHIO.
An English Judge has decided
that where eggs are sold by a retail
grocer to customer, an implied war
ranty goes with them that the eggs arr
good, because the grocer knows they
are for human consumption; but wher
the retailer buys them from the whuls
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